Kensington and Chelsea · W8, W14, SW5
Carpet cleaning in Kensington
Tall stucco houses, mansion flats and wool stair runners held down by brass rods make up most of our work in W8, W14, SW5 and SW7.
- Runners cleaned in place, brass rods and all
- Every rug gets a dye test first
- Kit sized for small mansion-block lifts
Prefer the phone? 020 3129 2862, 8am to 7pm.
Working in W8 houses and mansion blocks
Most of our jobs here are in stucco houses that were split into flats years ago, so the work often starts four floors up on a staircase the whole building shares. In the big houses along Phillimore Gardens and Campden Hill Road the stairs are wide and the landings long, which is why each landing is priced on its own and you hear the total before we arrive.
Mansion blocks bring a different problem. The lifts in buildings like Kensington Court and Iverna Gardens were sized for people, and a full-size extraction machine will not go in one. We bring portable units that fit an old lift car and, where even that will not go in, carry them up the stairs.
A good share of W8 houses now have a dug-out basement, often with underfloor heating under the carpet. Down there we keep the rinse light and add extra drying passes, because a soaked carpet over a heated slab dries slowly and unevenly. The water is hard, too. Minerals and detergent left in a wool pile make it stiff and quick to soil, so the last pass is a mild acid rinse.
The council issues no visitor permits, so if the van ends up in a pay-by-phone bay, we add the meter cost to the bill and nothing on top.
- Council
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Postcodes
- W8, W14, SW5
- Landmarks
- Holland Park and its Kyoto Garden
- Hours
- Open 8am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday
Priced by the room and the flight
Bedroom carpet costs £36, a flight of stairs £41, and each landing is charged at £9 on its own. You get the figure on the phone, before anything is booked.
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Bedroom | £36 |
| Living room | £43 |
| Knock-through lounge | £61 |
| Flight of stairs | £41 |
| Small rug (to 3m²) | £35 |
| Rug over 3m² | £51 |
| Job | Price |
|---|---|
| Two-seater sofa | £57 |
| Armchair (single) | £33 |
| Mattress | £35 |
| Dining chair (seat) | £13 |
| Curtains, short drop | £35 |
| Long curtains | £42 |
Stairs add up in a tall house: four flights with three landings between them come to £191. Work booked on its own carries a £67 minimum.
The usual list in a Kensington house
We price by the room and by the flight, and you have the figure before anyone carries a hose indoors.
- 01Bedrooms £36
Rooms and halls
Bedrooms, drawing rooms and the long entrance hall, cleaned with a wool-safe solution and back to walkable within a few hours. Anything we can slide is moved and set down on pads.
- 02Stairs £41 a flight
Stairs, runners and landings
Treads and risers done by hand, the runner left under its rods and the painted margins kept dry. Every landing adds £9 to the flight.
- 03Rugs from £35
Rugs
Wool and silk pieces get a dye test, then a pH-neutral clean with as little water as the rug will take.
- 04Two-seaters £57
Sofas and armchairs
We read the fabric code under the seat cushion before any liquid goes near it, then clean at low pressure so the filling stays dry.
Beyond W8
The districts around W8 that we reach most, with notes on how the houses in each are built.